Baird Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Baird

Baird

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Baird history with Baird Family Crest
Baird Motto Translated
Suggested Readings for Baird
Surname Notables

Clan Badge of Baird

Septs of Baird

About Family Crests

Baird Products

Origins Available: Scottish-Alt, Scottish

Where did the Scottish Baird family come from? What is the Scottish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Baird family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The ancient Scottish name Baird was first used by someone who worked as a poet, which was originally derived from the Gaelic word bard.

In the era before dictionaries, there were no rules governing the spelling or translation of names or any other words. Consequently, there are an enormous number of spelling variations in Medieval Scottish names. Baird has appeared as Baird, Bard, Barde, Baard, Bayard, Beard and many more.

First found in Lanarkshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

The freedom, opportunity, and land of the North American colonies beckoned. There, Scots found a place where they were generally free from persecution and where they could go on to become important players in the birth of new nations. Some fought in the American War of Independence, while others went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of all of these Scottish settlers have been able to recover their lost national heritage in the last century through highland games and clan societies in North America. Among them: James Baird who arrived in America in 1685; John Baird settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1773; Thomas Baird settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1774.

Motto Translated: The Lord made.

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Suggested Readings for the name Baird

A Baird Family in America and Allied Lines by Joie Baird and Delila Baird.
Francis Baird's American Descendants from 1758 by James T. Baird.

Some noteworthy people of the name Baird

Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823-1887), American naturalist
John Logie Baird (1888-1946), Scottish inventor
Sir David Baird (1757-1829), Scottish soldier
Sir David Charles Baird,
Sir Dugald Baird,
Sir James Richard Gardiner Baird, 10th Baronet
Lady May Deans Baird, BBC Scotland
William Baird, Registrar General for Scotland
Sir David Charles Baird,

Baird Clan Badge

A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system...

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Septs of the Distinguished Name Baird
Baard, Baarde, Baarte, Baeard, Baearde, Baeart, Baird, Bairde, Bard, Barde, Bayard, Bayarde, Bayart, Bayarte, Bayeard, Bayearde, Bayeart, Bayerd, Bayert, Bayord, Beard, Beard, Bearde, Bearid, Bearte, Beeard, Beearde, Beeart, Beearte, Beeeard, Beeearde, Beeeart, Beeerd, Beeert, Beeord, Beyard, Beyarde, Beyart, Beyarte, Beyeard, Beyearde, Beyeart, Beyerd, Beyert, Beyord and more.

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Baird family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Baird coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Baird genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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Baird Family Crest Products

Anniversary

Anniversary products for the name Baird.

Apparel

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Armorial histories

Armorial histories for the name Baird.

Ceramics

Ceramics for the Baird family crest.

Clan Badges

Clan Badges for the name Baird.

Clip art

Clip art of all the most used heraldic pieces.

Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms for the name Baird.

Downloads

Downloads revealing the Baird family crest.

Family Crest

Family Crest for the name Baird.

Family Tree

Family Tree featuring the family crest for the surname Baird.

Hand Painted Plaques

Hand Painted Plaques displaying the Baird family crest.

Keychains

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Mouse pads

Mouse pads with a Baird coat of arms.

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Packages

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Plaques and Frames

Plaques and Frames displaying the family crest for the name Baird.

Surname Histories

Surname Histories for the name Baird.

Symbolism

Symbolism with a Baird family crest.

Travel Mugs

Travel Mugs with the coat of arms for the name Baird.

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The Baird Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Baird Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.